石油英语初级教程Unit 3.pptx

;Section 1 Starting-out;;;;Section 1 Starting-out;Directions: Watch an interview about China’s consumption of oil. Then answer the following questions.;;;Section 2 text learning (A);Text Organization;Part 1 (Para. 1-3) ：a brief introduction to the use of oil and oil consumption patterns Part 2 (Para.4-13)： oil consumption and import patterns after the global oil market opened up Part 3 (Para.14-16)： the comparison of US and China’s oil consumption and imports Part 4 (Para.17-19)： the rising role Africa plays in oil exports Part 5 (Para.20-22)： the future of the Middle East countries and their oil exports ;Information Analysis;Information Analysis;Information Analysis;Part 2 (Para.4-13)： oil consumption and import patterns after the global oil market opened up ;The Persian Gulf War: The war is also known under other names, such as the Persian Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First Iraq War, or Iraq War before the term Iraq War became identified instead with the 2003 Iraq War. Kuwaits invasion by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation. An array of nations joined the Coalition, the largest military alliance since World War II. The great majority of the Coalitions military forces were from the U.S., with Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributor. There are many reasons for the war. First, Throughout the Cold War, Iraq had been an ally of the Soviet Union, and there was a history of friction between it and the United States. The Iraq–Kuwait dispute also involved Iraqi claims to Kuwait as Iraqi territory. In addition, Iraq also accused Kuwait of exceeding its OPEC quotas for oil production. In order for the cartel to maintain its desired price of $18 a barrel, discipline was required. The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait were consistently overproducing.;1973 oil crisis: The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the organizati